The rally at Pearl Harbor was just one part of Japans great strategy. The actual goal of all her plans - at the time when Japanese planes were destroying the American navy - was to take control of the resource-rich areas to the south. On December 4 and 5, when Nagumo directed his aircraft carrie
In the middle of the night it became as bright as day, and the ground shook from the firing of eight thousand guns. Thus, on April 16, 1945, Marshal Georgy Zhukov announced that he was commencing the Berlin Operation - the final act of the Third Reich. The Germans were unable to stop the Red Army ad
One general who was in the right place and at the right time arranged for Frances victory in the Second World War. General Jean de Lattre de Tassigny cried and threatened to kill himself if he was not allowed to accept the surrender of Germany. He achieved his goal and thanks to him France was among
Travel educates? And how! It turns out that snow can blind you, that not all honey has the same health and sweetness, and that there are irreplaceable people - some Greeks, hungry for fame, learned all of this. Asia has always tempted people. The vast expanses and legendary riches kept many adve
The German Kriegsmarine during the war carried out an unusual and very complicated transport and logistics operation. It has transferred six submarines and over 100 other vessels from the Baltic Sea to the Black Sea. Floating? Probably not entirely, because the transport took place first by rivers,
The Battle of Grunwald awakens our imagination to this day. However, do we know everything about it? Certainly not! Was it a battle with the Germans, why did we win it and did ... Jagiello really cared? Here are some facts that may surprise you. The troops brought by the order had a hard core -
They were steadfast because they crossed borders - not only territorial but also physical. Trained by the best, they themselves belonged to the military elite. Cichociemni. Commandos specializing in diversion, sabotage and intelligence. Under the cover of night, they landed in the occupied homeland
In the past centuries, the average life expectancy, even among the privileged social circles, fluctuated around the 40s. Nevertheless, some rulers managed to live to a very old age and ruled their countries for many decades. Some of them have even been named after historical epochs! Although the
Get to know the story of how the Home Army troops in Ostrów Wielkopolski attacked the Germans, liberated their city on their own and held it until the Soviets came. You surely did not know that the AK in Ostrów captured the German Panther tank and used it in combat! In Poland, a joke is popular
In the common mind, the Romanov dynasty ceased to rule Russia with the abdication of Nicholas II. It turns out, however, that the tsar managed to appoint a successor who ruled ... 24 hours! On March 2 (15), 1917, Emperor Nicholas II renounced his throne in the carriage of his train near Pskov, a
The US Army used perfect ciphers during the Second World War. Instead of laboriously substituting numbers instead of letters or carrying heavy encryption machines to the front lines - soldiers who spoke an incomprehensible language were incorporated into the communications units. There were… Indians
The popular slogan is often repeated:Casimir the Great found Poland wooden and left it bricked. How much truth is there? Did the ruler improve the condition of the country and how? The longer we look at any historical figure, the more unfavorable facts begin to emerge. In the case of Casimir the
German submarines, known as U-Boats, already proved their combat value during the First World War. Looking almost like shells against the backdrop of huge battleships, they wreaked havoc and proved to be the most dangerous weapon that almost brought Britain to its knees. Were they able to renew t
USS Tang and USS Tulibee sank with their own torpedoes, USS Harder shot Japanese snipers down from trees, USS Bofin torpedoed a bus and a harbor crane, and USS Tresher was caught with a fishing rod. The American submarines that launched the fight against the Japanese fleet had an ice cream machine,
Jerzy Dziewulski started out as a policeman. After the breakthrough of 1989, he entered the world of politics ... and found himself at the very center of events. What does it tell about the backstage of the formation of the Third Polish Republic? Jerzy Dziewulski, Krzysztof Pyzia Jerzy Dziewulsk
Among others, Adolf Eichmann and Josef Mengele were there. And it was not a coincidence - only in this country, located on the other side of the ocean, they could count on a relatively peaceful life. What made Argentina a safe haven for Nazi criminals? By the end of the 1940s, Argentina had more
During his lifetime, some called him a visionary. From an early age he was an exceptionally aggressive man and easily got into conflicts. Maybe it was this feature that decided that in the 90s, contrary to the opinion of the rest of the generals, he created the first fully professional Polish specia
If on July 31, 1944 someone told General Bor-Komorowski that the fight for Warsaw would last as long as sixty-three days and would end with surrender, he would probably have tapped his forehead. The Home Army command did not take such a scenario into account at all. So what was it really hoping for?
Winning a war usually means a lot of loot for the winners. It was no different when the Allies defeated the Axis powers in 1945. Almost immediately, they began to distribute the territories and resources of the losing countries. For the Americans, however, the greatest war gain turned out to be ...
On September 17, another act of the Polish tragedy began. The Red Army entered Poland. How did the USSR justify this decision? Can we talk about unjustified aggression? How did Soviet propaganda portray these events? The naive, fearful of World War II, the Western world believed that Stalin had
Seating War? A prelude to this real, World War II? If the mention of the conflict from 1914-1918 makes you sleepy only, its time to check out our ranking. There are bears in the Polish army, chafing butts of Kadrówka soldiers and real brothels on wheels ... As always, all items in our TOP10 are
Why were Jewish policemen active in the ghettos? Was the founder of Żegota an anti-Semite? How did the Jews colonize Palestine? There are many topics in Polish-Jewish history that we are afraid to tackle. Or maybe its worth talking about them openly? This is the most politically incorrect book
The heated confrontation between Danton and Robespierre The video which I report in this post (from youtube.com) is a scene from the famous film by the Polish director Andrzej Wajda Danton (1983), whose role is entrusted to a masterful interpretation by Gérard Depardieu. At the home
To the north of the city of Hamburg is the district of Ohlsdorf. Opened in 1877, the cemetery allows us to trace the history of Germany almost from its creation to the present day. Not only is it a historical cemetery, but it is the largest in the world, since it has an extension of 391 hectares. Wi